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    M17x r4 CPU Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Pistino01, Dec 18, 2014.

  1. Pistino01

    Pistino01 Notebook Geek

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    :hi2: hiya all,

    so, I'm toying with the idea of upgrading the CPU and possibly GPU of my good ol' M17x (see sig). The question is, what cpu should I opt for? I mean, obviously the most powerful one, but are there special types of cpus? I saw something about SR0US and so on. Also, I'd be grateful if someone would be king enough to post me a step-by-step guide on how to perform the upgrade, because i wasn't able to fing anything on the net.... maybe i didn't look hard enough. :D . If it's necessary to flash a new BIOS etc... or is it just plug n' play?? That would be grand.

    Thx, Pistino01
     
    Pistino01, Dec 18, 2014
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  2. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 3940XM is plug and play. It's also the best you can get for the R4.
     
    J.Dre, Dec 18, 2014
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    3940XM is the best.. It's a pain to cool though.. I've got mine running at 3.8GHz on 4 cores in games and it runs at 90C... You really want to use some proer thermal paste (I was using MX-4 which is ) with it!
     
    TomJGX, Dec 18, 2014
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  4. mikecacho

    mikecacho Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm running a 3920xm at X43 across all cores and I stay around 70c while gaming... those 3940xm cant be that much different than the 3920xm.
     
    mikecacho, Dec 18, 2014
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  5. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Wth lol... How are you cooling it? I'm using MX-4 and I really need to repaste but I hardly doubt the temps will drop much for me...
     
    TomJGX, Dec 19, 2014
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    About the GPU, you could use a 780m without issues. Plug & Play also.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 23, 2014
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